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San'layn Blood Death Knight Mythic+ PvE Guide for The War Within Season 3

Welcome to Murlok.io’s San'layn Blood Death Knight PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: The War Within Season 3.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 San'layn Blood Death Knight Tanks across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the optimal stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, gems, and races used in Patch 11.2 competitive M+.

Data is refreshed every 8 hours via Blizzard’s Battle.net API to ensure accuracy and up-to-date insights.

Top Mythic+ San'layn Blood Death Knights

  1. Аэрит's icon
    1
    Аэрит
    Howling Fjord (EU)
    Night Elf | San'layn | 729 ilvl
    3792
  2. Bodja's icon
    2
    Bodja
    Tarren Mill (EU)
    Blood Elf | San'layn | 729 ilvl
    3750
  3. Healrstealr's icon
    3
    Healrstealr
    Tichondrius (US)
    Kul Tiran | San'layn | 729 ilvl
    3743
  4. Alyrria's icon
    4
    Alyrria
    Dalaran (EU)
    Night Elf | San'layn | 726 ilvl
    3702
  5. Fiffyen's icon
    5
    Fiffyen
    Silvermoon (EU)
    Worgen | San'layn | 727 ilvl
    3698

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect a Blood Death Knight's Tank performance, appearing on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

They have diminishing returns after reaching +20% from gear, so proper balance ensures the best results.

Optimal Secondary Stats

  • 22% Critical Strike +11857
  • 28% Haste +16954
  • 56% Mastery +14062
  • 19% Versatility +14502

Stat priority

  1. Haste
  2. Versatility
  3. Mastery
  4. Critical Strike

Additional Minor Stats

  • 1% Avoidance +636
  • 3% Leech +1304
  • 7% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in Mythic+ Dungeons. The heatmaps below show how frequently each talent is selected among the top San'layn Blood Death Knights.

  1. Most used talents, strongly recommended!
  2. Frequently used talents, offer flexibility or suit personal preference.
  3. Rarely used talents, usually chosen to unlock deeper rows in the tree.

Best-in-Slot Gear for Mythic+

Gear provides core stat bonuses and typically comes from the Great Vault, crafted items, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

These items are most frequently used by top-ranked Blood Death Knights in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Head

  1. Hollow Sentinel's Stonemask

    • Set
    • 44
    Hollow Sentinel's Stonemask icon

  2. Crown of Absolute Command

    • 3
    Crown of Absolute Command icon

  3. Everforged Helm

    • 2
    Everforged Helm icon

  4. Soaring Behemoth's Greathelm

    • 1
    Soaring Behemoth's Greathelm icon

Neck

  1. Chrysalis of Sundered Souls

    • 12
    Chrysalis of Sundered Souls icon

  2. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 11
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  3. Cabochon of the Infinite Flight

    • 8
    Cabochon of the Infinite Flight icon

  4. Ornately Engraved Amplifier

    • 7
    Ornately Engraved Amplifier icon

  5. Sin Stained Pendant

    • 5
    Sin Stained Pendant icon

Shoulders

  1. Hollow Sentinel's Perches

    • Set
    • 44
    Hollow Sentinel's Perches icon

  2. Everforged Pauldrons

    • 2
    Everforged Pauldrons icon

  3. Swarm Monarch's Spaulders

    • 2
    Swarm Monarch's Spaulders icon

  4. Reanimator's Pyreforged Shoulders

    • 1
    Reanimator's Pyreforged Shoulders icon

  5. Stoneflesh Spaulders

    • 1
    Stoneflesh Spaulders icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 50
    Reshii Wraps icon

Chest

  1. Hollow Sentinel's Breastplate

    • Set
    • 44
    Hollow Sentinel's Breastplate icon

  2. Everforged Breastplate

    • Craft
    • 2
    Everforged Breastplate icon

  3. Experimental Goresilk Chestguard

    • 2
    Experimental Goresilk Chestguard icon

  4. Dark Priest's Carapace

    • 1
    Dark Priest's Carapace icon

  5. Manaforged Displacement Chassis

    • 1
    Manaforged Displacement Chassis icon

Wrist

  1. Everforged Vambraces

    • Craft
    • 37
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  2. Yoke of Enveloping Hatred

    • 3
    Yoke of Enveloping Hatred icon

  3. Discarded Nutrient Shackles

    • 2
    Discarded Nutrient Shackles icon

  4. Eco-Dome Access Bands

    • 2
    Eco-Dome Access Bands icon

  5. Flameforged Armguard

    • 2
    Flameforged Armguard icon

Hands

  1. Hollow Sentinel's Gauntlets

    • Set
    • 41
    Hollow Sentinel's Gauntlets icon

  2. Jumpstarter's Scaffold-Scrapers

    • 5
    Jumpstarter's Scaffold-Scrapers icon

  3. Devourer's Gauntlets

    • 2
    Devourer's Gauntlets icon

  4. Achillite's Unbreakable Grip

    • 1
    Achillite's Unbreakable Grip icon

  5. Breached Containment Guards

    • 1
    Breached Containment Guards icon

Waist

  1. Everforged Greatbelt

    • Craft
    • 34
    Everforged Greatbelt icon

  2. Fresh Ethereal Fetters

    • 5
    Fresh Ethereal Fetters icon

  3. Girdle of Somber Ploys

    • 5
    Girdle of Somber Ploys icon

  4. Venture Contractor's Floodlight

    • 3
    Venture Contractor's Floodlight icon

  5. Hollow Sentinel's Greatbelt

    • 2
    Hollow Sentinel's Greatbelt icon

Legs

  1. Hollow Sentinel's Stonekilt

    • Set
    • 40
    Hollow Sentinel's Stonekilt icon

  2. Everforged Legplates

    • Craft
    • 4
    Everforged Legplates icon

  3. Shrapnel-Fused Legguards

    • 4
    Shrapnel-Fused Legguards icon

  4. Quantum Leapers

    • 2
    Quantum Leapers icon

Feet

  1. Interloper's Plated Sabatons

    • 28
    Interloper's Plated Sabatons icon

  2. Everforged Sabatons

    • Craft
    • 7
    Everforged Sabatons icon

  3. Devoted Plate Walkers

    • 5
    Devoted Plate Walkers icon

  4. Implacable Weatherproof Treads

    • 4
    Implacable Weatherproof Treads icon

  5. Sterilized Expulsion Boots

    • 3
    Sterilized Expulsion Boots icon

Rings

  1. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 34
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Signet of Collapsing Stars

    • 15
    Signet of Collapsing Stars icon

  3. High Nerubian Signet

    • 11
    High Nerubian Signet icon

  4. Radiant Necromancer's Band

    • 9
    Radiant Necromancer's Band icon

  5. Signet of the False Accuser

    • 8
    Signet of the False Accuser icon

Trinkets

  1. Brand of Ceaseless Ire

    • 37
    Brand of Ceaseless Ire icon

  2. Astral Antenna

    • 16
    Astral Antenna icon

  3. Cursed Stone Idol

    • 13
    Cursed Stone Idol icon

  4. Tome of Light's Devotion

    • 10
    Tome of Light's Devotion icon

  5. Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

    • 6
    Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker icon

Main Hand

  1. Charged Claymore

    • Craft
    • 14
    Charged Claymore icon

  2. Skyreaver, Greataxe of the Keepers

    • 11
    Skyreaver, Greataxe of the Keepers icon

  3. Emberbrand Zweihander

    • 9
    Emberbrand Zweihander icon

  4. Fatebound Crusader

    • 7
    Fatebound Crusader icon

  5. Circuit Breaker

    • 4
    Circuit Breaker icon

Embellishments

Embellishments add special effects to crafted gear. Only two can be equipped, so selection is important.

The following embellishments are the most commonly used by high-rated Blood Death Knights.

  1. Duskthread Lining

    • 27
    Everforged Greatbelt icon

  2. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 23
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  3. Dawnthread Lining

    • 20
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  4. Ascendance

    • 11
    Charged Claymore icon

  5. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 9
    Everforged Vambraces icon

Enchantments

Enchantments enhance gear with additional stats or special procs. Most are crafted by Enchanters, leg enchants come from Leatherworkers, and some slot-specific options appear through seasonal content.

These are the top enchantments for Blood Death Knight gear in Mythic+ Dungeons during The War Within Season 3.

Back

  1. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 19
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  2. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 15
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

  3. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 13
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 47
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Oathsworn's Strength

    • 2
    Oathsworn's Strength icon

Wrist

  1. +1000 Speed

    • 23
    +1000 Speed icon

  2. +2040 Leech

    • 15
    +2040 Leech icon

  3. +1090 Avoidance

    • 8
    +1090 Avoidance icon

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit

    • 43
    Stormbound Armor Kit icon

  2. Defender's Armor Kit

    • 6
    Defender's Armor Kit icon

  3. Charged Armor Kit

    • 1
    Charged Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 32
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 15
    Scout's March icon

  3. Defender's March

    • 1
    Defender's March icon

Rings

  1. +315 Versatility

    • 33
    +315 Versatility icon

  2. +315 Haste

    • 20
    +315 Haste icon

  3. +315 Mastery

    • 20
    +315 Mastery icon

Main Hand

  1. Rune of the Fallen Crusader

    • 30
    Rune of the Fallen Crusader icon

  2. Rune of Sanguination

    • 20
    Rune of Sanguination icon

Gems

Gems provide focused secondary stat bonuses to help fine‑tune builds. They are crafted by Jewelcrafters and socketed into gear.

Sockets can be added to Necklaces and Rings with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear through seasonal vendor items.

These are the most popular gems among top‑rated Blood Death Knights in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Algari Diamond

  1. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 24
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

  2. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 18
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 15
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

  2. Pure Dexterous Fiber

    • 14
    Pure Dexterous Fiber icon

  3. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 10
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

  4. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 6
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

  5. Chronomantic Fiber

    • 2
    Chronomantic Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Quick Sapphire

    • 43
    Quick Sapphire icon

  2. Deadly Onyx

    • 38
    Deadly Onyx icon

  3. Masterful Sapphire

    • 37
    Masterful Sapphire icon

  4. Versatile Emerald

    • 36
    Versatile Emerald icon

  5. Versatile Ruby

    • 29
    Versatile Ruby icon

Most Played Races for Blood Death Knight M+

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvE, giving a competitive edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Blood Death Knight Tank players in The War Within Season 3.

  1. Night Elf

    • 11
    Night Elf icon

  2. Blood Elf

    • 9
    Blood Elf icon

  3. Dwarf

    • 5
    Dwarf icon

  4. Human

    • 4
    Human icon

  5. Tauren

    • 3
    Tauren icon

San'layn Blood Death Knight Guide FAQ

Here are answers to common questions about how this guide is built and how to interpret the data.

How is this Mythic+ PvE guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top San'layn Blood Death Knights in Mythic+ Dungeons using Blizzard’s Battle.net API .

How often is the information updated?

Data updates every 8 hours.

Why is this guide valuable?

The guide provides real-time build insights, showing exactly what high-ranking players are currently using, helping you make informed decisions for your character.

Is this guide current?

Yes. The guide always reflects the latest information for The War Within Season 3 and Patch 11.2.

Is this guide suitable for beginners?

Yes. Beginners can easily identify current trends and optimal setups. However, it does not provide gameplay tutorials.

Why isn’t my character listed in the top rankings?

Reasons may include inactivity, falling below the minimum rating threshold, frequent spec changes, or gear not optimized for PvE.